On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 11:25, Erin S. wrote: > This is a slightly unusual question (at least I think it is). I'm > using mySQL for a php page for a byu club webpage. Because of the > nature of the page, it's hosted on a BYUSA server, so I don't have a > lot of say as to how I get to access mySQL. So, I have to log-in via a > network, and as far as I can see, I only have command-line access... > The general question now, is that, if I currently have a table, is > there a way for me to alter the table structure (ie, add or delete > columns) without losing the data currently in the table? I thought > about it for a while, and didn't know how to do it, although I know > that if I had access to a program like Webmin or something like that, I > could do it easily... That's just not an option currently (unless any > of you know otherwise...) > Thanks a lot! > Erin
If you installed the PHP page you mentioned, you can also install phpmyadmin and use that. Of course, learning to use the CLI is good for you. Puts hair on the chest. ;-) -- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED], AIM:StuartMJansen> âThe programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination. Few media of creation are so flexible, so easy to polish and rework, so readily capable of realizing grand conceptual structures.â -- Fredrick Brooks, Mythical Man Month
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